Brad Feld

Brad Feld

Brad Feld

Venture Capitalist & Co-Founder of Foundry Group

Investor and entrepreneur who has backed hundreds of startups. Known for his work in early-stage venture capital and his writing on startup culture.

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Brad Feld is a co-founder and managing director of Foundry Group, a venture capital firm that has invested in over 200 companies. He's also the author of multiple books on entrepreneurship and has been deeply involved in the startup ecosystem for over 25 years, serving as a mentor and advisor to countless founders.

19 Books Recommended by Brad Feld

Ranked by popularity across all reading lists on this site

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#1

The Psychology of Money

by Morgan Housel

9 people recommended

Wonderful book.

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Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Eric Jorgenson, Howard Marks, Anthony Pompliano, Blake Randall, Daniel Pink, Michael Mauboussin, Derek Sivers

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#2

by

5 people recommended

I am excited about [this book].

Also recommended by: Marc Andreessen, Vinod Khosla, Brianne Kimmel, Marty Cagan

The Great Influenza book cover
#3

The Great Influenza

by John M. Barry

4 people recommended

A remarkable book.

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Also recommended by: Balaji Srinivasan, Balaji S. Srinivasan, Hugh Hewitt

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#4

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3 people recommended

Brad Feld mentioned this book on Twitter.

Also recommended by: Marc Benioff, Adam Grant

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#5

A Second Chance

by Catherine Hoke

2 people recommended

Incredibly powerful on multiple levels.

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Also recommended by: Seth Godin

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#6

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2 people recommended

A comic book trilogy that is the story of the Civil Right Movement through Congressman Lewis’ eyes.

Also recommended by: Tim Cook

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#7

The Left Hand of Darkness

by Ursula K. Le Guin

2 people recommended

I'm buying [this book] and reading it this weekend in memorium.

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Also recommended by: Adam Savage

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#8

The Chaos Kind

by Barry Eisler

Awesome, and much-needed, mental floss after a full week.

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#9

The New Builders

by Seth Levine

If you haven't bought it yet, today is the day!

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#10

Trampled by Unicorns

by Maelle Gavet

So psyched to have her as the new CEO (at Tech Stars).

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#11

More Good Jobs

by Martin Babinec

I deeply believe that entrepreneurship and community is the path forward for our global economy.

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#12

Ecosystem Arabia

by Amir Hegazi

Great new book.

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#13

Sell More Faster

by Amos Schwartzfarb

A new [Tech Stars] series book.

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#14

Breach

by Eliot Peper

Read [this book] while it’s still fiction.

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#15

Power to the Startup People

by Sarah E. Brown

I just grabbed a copy.

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#16

The Killer Collective

by Barry Eisler

Brad Feld mentioned this book on Twitter.

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#17

Recruit Rockstars

by Jeff Hyman

I loved it and I think you will too.

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#18

Entering StartUpLand

by Jeffrey Bussgang

recommended 2x

Brad Feld mentioned this book on Twitter.

Brad Feld mentioned this book on Twitter.

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#19

All Over the Place

by Geraldine DeRuiter

recommended 2x

Amazing [and] laugh-out-loud funny.

Amazing [and] laugh-out-loud funny.

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